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HANOI, Vietnam, Dec. 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Banking Academy of Vietnam (BAV) and Vantage Foundation officially formalised a strategic partnership through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at a signing ceremony held at the Banking Academy's headquarters in Hanoi on 16 December. The agreement establishes a collaboration framework to support future educational initiatives, with programme execution planned for 2026.
The ceremony was attended by senior leaders and representatives from both institutions. Representing the Banking Academy of Vietnam were Assoc. Prof. Dr. Pham Thi Hoang Anh, Acting President; Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thanh Phuong, Vice President; Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tran Viet Dung, Director of the Banking Research Institute; and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Le Ngoc Thang, Head of the Human Resources Department. Vantage Foundation was represented by Mr. Adam Siew, Vice President of Business Development; Mr. Floyd Wang, Chief Representative in Vietnam; and Ms. Monica Wang, Head of Global Projects Department.
The event commenced with a formal reception and introduction of delegates, followed by introductory videos presenting the missions and institutional strengths of both BAV and Vantage. These presentations set the context for a partnership grounded in shared priorities around education, capacity building, and long-term human capital development.
Opening remarks were delivered by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Pham Thi Hoang Anh, who reaffirmed the Banking Academy's commitment to collaboration with international partners to enhance academic quality and practical relevance in financial education. This was followed by remarks from Mr. Adam Siew, who highlighted the growing importance of education in preparing future talent for an increasingly data-driven and technology-enabled financial sector. He noted that education plays a critical role in sustainable development, particularly as artificial intelligence and data analytics reshape financial decision-making.
The highlight of the ceremony was the formal signing of the strategic cooperation agreement, officially confirming the partnership between the two institutions. The MoU outlines areas of collaboration including joint development of educational programmes, mobilisation of international expertise and resources, and coordinated communication efforts to promote the value of financial education.
As an initial programme concept under the partnership framework, BAV and Vantage plan to collaborate on a one-day training titled "Financial Data Analysis and Decision-Making in the Era of AI." The programme is tentatively scheduled for late February to early March 2025 and will be conducted in person at the Banking Academy of Vietnam in Hanoi, with online participation available for other cities. Participants will receive a certificate of completion, and the programme is expected to be rolled out in collaboration with other leading Vietnamese universities.
The ceremony concluded with a symbolic exchange of flowers and commemorative gifts, an official group photo, and networking among representatives. The event serves solely as an official announcement of the strategic partnership and does not involve course delivery, training implementation, or student activities at this stage.
Vantage Foundation
Vantage Foundation is an independent charitable organization launched at the McLaren Technology Centre in the UK in 2023. The foundation has partnered with organisations worldwide, including Grab Indonesia, the iREDE Foundation in Nigeria, Teach for Malaysia, and Instituto Claret in Brazil, to drive impactful social initiatives.
For more information, please visit www.vantage.foundation
Banking Academy of Vietnam
The Banking Academy of Vietnam (BAV) is a leading public higher education institution specialising in banking, finance, economics, and business administration. Established under the State Bank of Vietnam, BAV has played a pivotal role in developing the nation's financial and banking workforce. With a strong emphasis on academic excellence, applied research, and industry relevance, the Academy serves as a key talent pipeline for Vietnam's public and private financial sectors.
For more information, please visit https://en.hvnh.edu.vn/
HANOI, Vietnam, Dec. 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Banking Academy of Vietnam (BAV) and Vantage Foundation officially formalised a strategic partnership through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at a signing ceremony held at the Banking Academy's headquarters in Hanoi on 16 December. The agreement establishes a collaboration framework to support future educational initiatives, with programme execution planned for 2026.
The ceremony was attended by senior leaders and representatives from both institutions. Representing the Banking Academy of Vietnam were Assoc. Prof. Dr. Pham Thi Hoang Anh, Acting President; Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thanh Phuong, Vice President; Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tran Viet Dung, Director of the Banking Research Institute; and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Le Ngoc Thang, Head of the Human Resources Department. Vantage Foundation was represented by Mr. Adam Siew, Vice President of Business Development; Mr. Floyd Wang, Chief Representative in Vietnam; and Ms. Monica Wang, Head of Global Projects Department.
The event commenced with a formal reception and introduction of delegates, followed by introductory videos presenting the missions and institutional strengths of both BAV and Vantage. These presentations set the context for a partnership grounded in shared priorities around education, capacity building, and long-term human capital development.
Opening remarks were delivered by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Pham Thi Hoang Anh, who reaffirmed the Banking Academy's commitment to collaboration with international partners to enhance academic quality and practical relevance in financial education. This was followed by remarks from Mr. Adam Siew, who highlighted the growing importance of education in preparing future talent for an increasingly data-driven and technology-enabled financial sector. He noted that education plays a critical role in sustainable development, particularly as artificial intelligence and data analytics reshape financial decision-making.
The highlight of the ceremony was the formal signing of the strategic cooperation agreement, officially confirming the partnership between the two institutions. The MoU outlines areas of collaboration including joint development of educational programmes, mobilisation of international expertise and resources, and coordinated communication efforts to promote the value of financial education.
As an initial programme concept under the partnership framework, BAV and Vantage plan to collaborate on a one-day training titled "Financial Data Analysis and Decision-Making in the Era of AI." The programme is tentatively scheduled for late February to early March 2025 and will be conducted in person at the Banking Academy of Vietnam in Hanoi, with online participation available for other cities. Participants will receive a certificate of completion, and the programme is expected to be rolled out in collaboration with other leading Vietnamese universities.
The ceremony concluded with a symbolic exchange of flowers and commemorative gifts, an official group photo, and networking among representatives. The event serves solely as an official announcement of the strategic partnership and does not involve course delivery, training implementation, or student activities at this stage.
Vantage Foundation
Vantage Foundation is an independent charitable organization launched at the McLaren Technology Centre in the UK in 2023. The foundation has partnered with organisations worldwide, including Grab Indonesia, the iREDE Foundation in Nigeria, Teach for Malaysia, and Instituto Claret in Brazil, to drive impactful social initiatives.
For more information, please visit www.vantage.foundation
Banking Academy of Vietnam
The Banking Academy of Vietnam (BAV) is a leading public higher education institution specialising in banking, finance, economics, and business administration. Established under the State Bank of Vietnam, BAV has played a pivotal role in developing the nation's financial and banking workforce. With a strong emphasis on academic excellence, applied research, and industry relevance, the Academy serves as a key talent pipeline for Vietnam's public and private financial sectors.
For more information, please visit https://en.hvnh.edu.vn/
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Banking Academy of Vietnam and Vantage Foundation Formalised Strategic Partnership to Advance Financial Education
Banking Academy of Vietnam and Vantage Foundation Formalised Strategic Partnership to Advance Financial Education
DUBAI, UAE, Dec. 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Mantle, the high-performance distribution and liquidity layer connecting TradFi and on-chain finance, announced the End-of-Year edition of its monthly livestream series, featuring both a global session on December 18 and a China-focused builder livestream on December 19. The series reflects Mantle's focus on ecosystem growth, real-world assets (RWAs), and long-term builder support.
As Mantle's largest livestream to date, Episode 04 convenes 10+ industry leaders, builders, and ecosystem partners to reflect on Mantle's 2025 "MoMNTum" and explore what lies ahead across real-world assets (RWAs), builder infrastructure, and ecosystem growth. The episode marks Mantle's final community-facing broadcast of the year, bringing together perspectives from infrastructure providers, hackathon partners, and community content creators.
Reviewing a Year of MoMNTum
The livestream opens with 2025 Mantle Year in MoMNTum Review, highlighting key milestones across Mantle Network, ecosystem adoption, institutional alignment, and community growth over the past year. The session offers a consolidated view of how Mantle's distribution-layer strategy has progressed in practice.
A Sweet Home for RWAs
A core segment of the episode focuses on Mantle's expanding role as a home for real-world assets on-chain, featuring leaders actively building RWA infrastructure with Co-Founder from USDT0, Co-Founder from CIAN protocol, Business Development Lead from RedStone, Ecosystem & Partnership Lead from Mantle. Together, the panel will share insights on how RWAs are being structured, secured, and distributed on-chain, and how Mantle's architecture supports scalable, institution-ready deployment.
Mantle Global Hackathon & Scholar Reunion
Mantle's first global hackathon is spotlighted with contributions from OpenBuild and HackQuest, sharing how Mantle supports builders from onboarding to post-hackathon growth. The Mantle Scholar Reunion features community contributors reflecting Mantle's community-driven ecosystem.
Bybit 7th Anniversary & Community Rewards
As part of the End-of-Year edition, Bybit joins the livestream to provide a data-driven recap of the Bybit × Mantle partnership, covering key ecosystem metrics such as $MNT trading activity, holder growth, and user participation across the platform. Bybit's Senior Global Campaign Manager will also outline Mantle-themed initiatives launched as part of Bybit's 7th Anniversary, highlighting ongoing campaigns and engagement programs available to $MNT holders. The discussion will offer insight into how exchange-led activations support ecosystem growth and align with Mantle's broader distribution strategy.
To mark the End-of-Year livestream, Mantle will additionally host a POAP event with up to $1,000 USD in rewards for participating viewers, reinforcing Mantle's commitment to rewarding long-term community participation and closing the year with a community-first celebration.
China Livestream: Hackathon Builder Spotlight
Following the global session, Mantle will host a dedicated Chinese-language livestream on December 19, designed to give hackathon projects greater exposure to the community and wider audience.
This builder-focused session will feature the following hackathon teams including Cicada — a leading on-chain asset management platform providing compliant tokenization and issuance solutions that bring real-world assets on-chain with a next gen yield distribution and liquidity design.
Vimix — a Mantle-based application-layer project that turns content remixing into a Web3 participation primitive, capturing how ideas are picked up, extended, and transformed into on-chain attention and value through an Attention Graph.
Insight —Insight is a community-driven emotional data collection and annotation platform that leverages Web3-native incentives to build high-quality sentiment datasets for AI and decentralized applications.
The session reflects Mantle's ongoing commitment to post-hackathon support, offering builders visibility, feedback, and sustained momentum beyond the competition.
About Mantle
Mantle positions itself as the premier distribution layer and gateway for institutions and TradFi to connect with on-chain liquidity and access real-world assets, powering how real-world finance flows.
With over $4B+ in community-owned assets, Mantle combines credibility, liquidity and scalability with institutional-grade infrastructure to support large-scale adoption. The ecosystem is anchored by $MNT within Bybit, and built out through core ecosystem projects like mETH, fBTC, MI4 and more. This is complemented by Mantle Network's partnerships with leading issuers and protocols such as Ethena USDe, Ondo USDY, OP-Succinct and EigenLayer.
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About Bybit
Bybit is the world's second-largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, serving a global community of over 70 million users. Founded in 2018, Bybit is redefining openness in the decentralized world by creating a simpler, open, and equal ecosystem for everyone. With a strong focus on Web3, Bybit partners strategically with leading blockchain protocols to provide robust infrastructure and drive on-chain innovation. Renowned for its secure custody, diverse marketplaces, intuitive user experience, and advanced blockchain tools, Bybit bridges the gap between TradFi and DeFi, empowering builders, creators, and enthusiasts to unlock the full potential of Web3. Discover the future of decentralized finance at Bybit.com.
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Mantle Hosts End-of-Year Livestream Mantle State of Mind Episode 04, Bringing Together RWA Leaders, Builders, and Global Ecosystem Partners
